This morning I was reading an article about how Ozempic and its counterparts – available in pill form – will revolutionize weight loss. As I was reading of the potential global impact of “a pill” a couple thoughts came to mind.
- In Total Recall we see what life is like when you don’t have to actually live an experience to believe you’ve had it.**
- Taking a pill without having to do any work is a slippery slope
I think this solution has incredible potential and can transform lives. I also have concerns that taking a pill without understanding the underlying variables that got a person to the point of Type 2 diabetes means there’s a chance once the person stops taking the medication the variables – likely still a part of their lives – mean they are vulnerable to getting back to square one.
My conclusion?
Overcoming adversity is what makes us grow stronger. It’s how we – as humans – have evolved throughout the centuries as we faced down existential threats in the form of ice ages, plagues, and more.
In facing down those threats, finding cooperative ways as a society to overcome, we ensured we lived on stronger and theoretically better.
Overcoming adversity is what makes us human. Take that away? What will we be?
Pills and tech solutions can’t fix life if you don’t do the work.
Do the hard stuff. You’ll thank yourself later.
Be well.
** I recognize athletes and others who use visualization (myself included) successfully tap into the brain’s natural ability to do this.
Elizabeth Maxim 
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